Question : SUGAR EXPORT AT SUBSIDISED RATES



(a) whether a number of exporting firms have been issued permits to lift sugar from the mills for export at subsidised rates;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether these permits were revalidated in spite of the fact that the permit holders have failed to lift the allotted sugar within the stipulated time limit;

(d) if so, the reasons therefor;

(e) whether extension has been granted to such defaulting firms;

(f) if so, whether this has adversely affected the sugar mills; and

(g) if so, the details thereof?

Answer given by the minister

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION ( DR. AKHILESH PRASAD SINGH )

(a) & (b): Sugar Exports are under Open General License (O.G.L.) and are undertaken as per the commercial prudence of the exporting sugar factories and/or exporting firms as per commercial contract, entered between domestic Seller and buyers, both domestic and international, taking into account the comparative realization from sale in the domestic and international market on the basis of the release orders issued under Subsection 3 (E) of the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2003, read with Sugar (Control) Order, 1966. The details of the release orders issued in the current sugar year is given at Annex. A

(c), (d) & (e): A list of Re-validated Release Orders in the current sugar year is enclosed at Annexure-B.

(f) & (g): No, Sir.

Annexure-A

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1611 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 14.03.2005.

Details of release order issued for export during the period from October 2004 to 10th March 2005.

Sl.No.	Name of the exporters/Sugar mills	Release Order No. & date & extension, if any	Quantity (MT) 
1. Daurala Sugar Ltd. 4-6(147)/2002/ES/376 dt 5.10.04 16.0

2. M/S Indian Sugar Exim Corporation 6-7(2002)/ES/382 Ltd (EEC quota) dt 13.10.2004 extended upto 30.11.04 10,000.00
3. Wahid sandhar Sugar Ltd. 4-6(248)/2003/Es/385 dt 13.10.04 172.0

4. Sri Renuka Sugars 4-6(107)/01/ES/417 dt 9.11.04 extended 10,000.00 upto 9.12.04
5. M.M. Exports 4-6/53/01/Es/418 dt 10.11.04 1500.00 6. M/s Balrampur Chini Mills 4-6(142)/2002-Es /419 dt 11.11.04 5000.00

7 Daurala Sugar Ltd. 4-6(147)/2002/427/ES dt 6.12.2004 40.0

8. M.M. Export 4-6(53)/2001/428/ES dt 8.12.2004 800.00

9. M.M. Export 4-6(53)/2001/434/ES dt 28.12.2004 1000.0 10. M.M. Export 4-6(53)/2001/435/ES dt 30.12.2004 1400.0 11. Horizen International 4-6(161)/2002/ES 13/part dt 27.1.2005 78.0 12. M/s Bannari Aman Sugars Ltd. 4-6(6)/2001-Es/14 dt 15.02.2005 extended 25,000.00 upto 31.3.2005
13. Sri Renuka Sugar Ltd. 4-6(107)/2001/ES/16 dt 16.2.2005 52.0 14. M.M. Export 4-6(53)/2001/ES/20 dt 21.02.2005 1000.0

Annexure-B

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (c) TO (e) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1611 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 14.03.2005.

Details of Release Order, issued and re-validated during the current Sugar Year 2004-05

Sl.No. Name of the Sugar mills Name of the Release Order Quantity (MT) Reasons for exporter No.date & Extension Extension, if any
1.
(i) M/s Rahuri SSK Ltd., M/S Indian 6-7(2002)/ES/382 10,000.00 Sugar lying at Mumbai P.O. Rahuri, Distt.Ahmednagar Sugar Exim dt 13.10.2004 port and allowed to
(ii) M/s Shri Dutta SSK Ltd., Corporation extended upto EEC against EEC Shirol, Distt.Kolhapur. Ltd (EEC quota) 30.11.04 preferential quota of White sugar under Commonwealth Agreement, w.e.f. 1965 and separately entered Agreement after U.K.`s entry into EEC, in the year 1975.
2. M/s Shri Renuka Sugars Ltd., Sri Renuka 4-6(107)/01/ES/ 417 10,000.00 Due to non availability BC, 105, Havelock Road, Sugars. dt 9.11.04 extended of vessels at designated Belgaum Karnataka, Manoli. upto 9.12.04 Port.
3. M/s The Sakthi Sugars Ltd., M.M. Exports 4-6/53/01/Es/418 1500.00 Requested for change of P.O.Sakthinagar, Erode, RMS, dt 10.11.04 sugar season from Periyar, Tamil Nadu. 2003-04 to 2004-05 under Trade Agreement between Government of Maldives.
4.
(i) M/s Bannari Amman Sugars M/s Bannari 4-6(6)/2001-Es/14/ 25,000.00 Due to non availability Ltd., Unit No.II, Mysore Aman Sugars dt 15.02.2005 extended of containers at port. Distt. Karnataka. Limited. upto 31.3.2005
(ii) M/s Bannari Amman Sugars Ltd., Distt. Periyar, Tamil Nadu.